The Crystal is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,142 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,142 Feet (348 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.635, -120.91083
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Crystal MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal
Secondary: El Dorado Crystal
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 250 FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 1,028 FT. ADIT DRIVEN N, 480 FT. INCLINED WINZE WITH LEVELS AT 200 , 326 AND 456 WAS SUNK FROM ADIT 328 FT. FROM PORTAL
Comment (Geology): IN WEST GOLD BELT, GABBRODIORITE LIES TO WEST, CRYSTALS OF QUARTZ IN CAVITIES
Comment (Commodity): ORE UP TO $11 PER TON AU
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 SEC.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, ACTIVE PRIOR TO 1890 , EARLY 1890'S, 1937 - 1940
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR VEIN, ORE SHOOT 8 - 24 FT. IN WIDTH AND UP TO 280 FT. LONG ON 326 FT. LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 52 , NO. 4 , PG. 413 - 414 , 495 AND PL. 10 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1938 , MIN. RESOURCES OF EL DORADO CO.: CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 34 , NO. 3 , PG. 228 - 229 , 260 AND PL. II.
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